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more than one told us the first romney obama debate swung their vote from obama to romney. >> you're entitled to your own airplane and house, but not your own facts. >> reporter: two of you said you changed your vote after a debate only to regret it. for margaret, it was ross perot's 1992 debate performance. >> i'm all ears. >> reporter: some of you said it made you more or less comfortable with your choice. finally, a thought we know richard norton smith will appreciate. a television debate might be sir received as a sort of historical document. the role can go beyond the current voting season and reach future voters. as it has for milestone debates of the past. some great thoughts there. thanks for weighing in. you can continue the conversation online today at twitter and on facebook. we're back with our all-star panel of experts. i would like to get a final thought from each of you. the big question, do presidential debates change elections? and what are you looking for in the last two debates? senator dodd, i'll start with you. >> maybe. i think what george will said earlier. we
more than one told us the first romney obama debate swung their vote from obama to romney. >> you're entitled to your own airplane and house, but not your own facts. >> reporter: two of you said you changed your vote after a debate only to regret it. for margaret, it was ross perot's 1992 debate performance. >> i'm all ears. >> reporter: some of you said it made you more or less comfortable with your choice. finally, a thought we know richard norton smith will...
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from his own debate prep to celebrate romney's debate last night. tonight, new questions about whether or not romney is trying to modify his message a bit with that much larger audience. starting onto a different denver stage today, mitt romney, his sons leading the applause, reveling in their father's debate performance. >> the american people last night were given a choice. >> reporter: just how did romney get ahead last night? by aggressively taking on the president, part of the romney strategy, going into the debate. moments like this one. as the two debated the debt, that bipartisan plan that got nowhere in washington. >> but in my view, the president should have grabbed it, if he wanted to make some adjustments to it, take it, go to congress, fight for it. >> that's what we've done. made some adjustments and we're putting it forward to congress right now. >> but you've been president four years. >> reporter: but on that stage, in front of a much broader audience than usual, romney doing something else last night. appearing more moderate than t
from his own debate prep to celebrate romney's debate last night. tonight, new questions about whether or not romney is trying to modify his message a bit with that much larger audience. starting onto a different denver stage today, mitt romney, his sons leading the applause, reveling in their father's debate performance. >> the american people last night were given a choice. >> reporter: just how did romney get ahead last night? by aggressively taking on the president, part of the...
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. >> president obama in san francisco late last night, stepped up his attacks on mitt romney's debate performance, saying it wasn't leadership, but instead salesmanship. >> but the latest poll taken after the debates, shows romney swinging ahead of the president, 49% to 45%. that's mainly due to a surge in support for romney from women voters. abc's karen travers has more on the campaign trial. >> reporter: shifting focus to foreign affairs, mitt romney launched a scathing attack on president obama's policies and leadership overseas. >> it's time to change course in the middle east. it's clear that the risk of conflict in the region is higher now than when the president took office. >> reporter: so far, the economy has dominated the campaign debate. but the romney campaign tried to seize on questions and criticism about the president's handling of last month's attack in libya. it was a chance to try to reverse the tide of romney's recent perceived missteps, including his initial response to the libya attack. the republican contender accused the president of passivity over partnership.
. >> president obama in san francisco late last night, stepped up his attacks on mitt romney's debate performance, saying it wasn't leadership, but instead salesmanship. >> but the latest poll taken after the debates, shows romney swinging ahead of the president, 49% to 45%. that's mainly due to a surge in support for romney from women voters. abc's karen travers has more on the campaign trial. >> reporter: shifting focus to foreign affairs, mitt romney launched a scathing...
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. >>> and, who won that debate between the first lady and ann romney? there was no debate. but try telling these folks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> you won't believe their answers. >>> good evening on this sunday night from boca raton, florida, where the presidential candidates will hold their final debate, right here tomorrow night. and a new poll tonight shows just how high takes this final debate will be. we'll get to that in a moment. but we're going to begin here with that mass shooting in wisconsin. that left three people dead and four more injured. this is the scene tonight, outside that spa near a crowded shopping ball. police and first responders flooding the area, putting them all on lockdown, searching for the gunman who slipped away for a time, but the ap reporting tonight that the gunman's body has been found inside that spa. abc's alex perez is there in brookfield, wisconsin, tonight with the latest. >> reporter: what started out like any other quiet sunday morning in suburban milwaukee, within minute
. >>> and, who won that debate between the first lady and ann romney? there was no debate. but try telling these folks. >> who do you think won the debate last night between ann romney and michelle obama? >> you won't believe their answers. >>> good evening on this sunday night from boca raton, florida, where the presidential candidates will hold their final debate, right here tomorrow night. and a new poll tonight shows just how high takes this final debate will...
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>> well, governmor romney has to get this debate focused on policies. obama's policies and the failures of those policies. and his alternatives and why they would do better. there's been virtually no talk about that in this campaign. if this campaign turned to that, that's hugely to romney's advantage and that's what he needs to focus on. >> to make that work, does he have to give out more details wednesday night? >> it's interesting to me to hear you guys talk about details. i didn't any of that in 2008. what barack obama said my plan will lower the health insurance for the average american by 25000. kaiser announced last week, since obama care was adopted. family insurance premiums have gone up $3,000. but nobody asked, well, now, senator obama, how are you going to do that? it's not normal. it's not normal. >> i think all of us are talking about that mitt romney needs to shake up this race and change the dynamic. the poll numbers show that's the case. as i said previously, it's likely to change anyway even with a modest debate performance. because th
>> well, governmor romney has to get this debate focused on policies. obama's policies and the failures of those policies. and his alternatives and why they would do better. there's been virtually no talk about that in this campaign. if this campaign turned to that, that's hugely to romney's advantage and that's what he needs to focus on. >> to make that work, does he have to give out more details wednesday night? >> it's interesting to me to hear you guys talk about details....
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mitt romney's worst moment in the debate. what candy crowley did was laudable. what happens in this whole thing is that the truth becomes a casualty. we're supposed to make accusations back and forth to each other and nobody's supposed to correct. what candy crowley did, in the course of this, mitt romney doesn't want to be talking about libya, mitt romney wants to be talking about the economy. if you take a look at all of the polls on libya and foreign policy, going into this debate, the president has a big advantage. >> governor romney's campaign doesn't seem to agree with this. they keep pushing this. >> the reality is, he'll talk about the economy i'm quite confident on monday night. i mean, i know -- >> even though it's a foreign policy debate? >> yes. because we know the reason why is because we know from ronald reagan winning the cold war without firing a shot, with partners like pope john paul ii and margaret thatcher and others, what made that possible was a strong u.s. economy, the creation of 23 million jobs, the c
mitt romney's worst moment in the debate. what candy crowley did was laudable. what happens in this whole thing is that the truth becomes a casualty. we're supposed to make accusations back and forth to each other and nobody's supposed to correct. what candy crowley did, in the course of this, mitt romney doesn't want to be talking about libya, mitt romney wants to be talking about the economy. if you take a look at all of the polls on libya and foreign policy, going into this debate, the...
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after the first debate, a dramatic change, that surge for mitt romney. now, just 3 weeks remaining, 21 days until americans go to the polls. it is "your voice, your vote," and our team is on the ground at hofstra university in new york, so let's start with abc's jake tapper and what the president is going to bring tonight, jake. >> reporter: good evening, diane. well, campaign sources for both campaigns tell me that romney and obama have rehearsed for this potentially tricky town hall format with aides throwing them random questions, jumping from topic to topic looking for ways to bond with the undecided voters who will be making up the audience in this theater in the round behind me. at a williamsburg, virginia, resort this morning, president obama put on a confident face between a workout and a 45-minute debate prep session. how are you feeling about tonight? >> i feel fabulous. >> reporter: what are you going to say? >> look at this beautiful day. >> reporter: then he ignored a question about the attack on the diplomatic post in benghazi, libya. a smi
after the first debate, a dramatic change, that surge for mitt romney. now, just 3 weeks remaining, 21 days until americans go to the polls. it is "your voice, your vote," and our team is on the ground at hofstra university in new york, so let's start with abc's jake tapper and what the president is going to bring tonight, jake. >> reporter: good evening, diane. well, campaign sources for both campaigns tell me that romney and obama have rehearsed for this potentially tricky...
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romney's debate performance. we know the vice presidential debate is this week and there had been memorable moments before. we remember this from four years ago. >> nice to meet you. hey, can i call you joe? >> you can call me joe. >> can i call you joe. that was sarah palin holding her own against joe biden and this memorable moment from 1998 debate, vice presidential candidate lloyd bentsen saying this to dan quayle as he said he he had as much experience as jfk. >> jack kennedy was a friend of mine. senator, you're no jack kennedy. >> two very memorable lines but you made an interesting observation. >> they are quite famous but both were uttered by losing candidates. paul ryan and joe biden know the stakes are huge for this debate. this is brand-new terrain for ryan. biden has more pressure on him than last week after the man at the top of the ticket did not deliver. >> rick klein with the bigger picture, thank you. >>> a reminder right here, "one on one, the candidates debate" on thursday night, diane and geo
romney's debate performance. we know the vice presidential debate is this week and there had been memorable moments before. we remember this from four years ago. >> nice to meet you. hey, can i call you joe? >> you can call me joe. >> can i call you joe. that was sarah palin holding her own against joe biden and this memorable moment from 1998 debate, vice presidential candidate lloyd bentsen saying this to dan quayle as he said he he had as much experience as jfk. >>...
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debate, he hit back hard at romney, who criticized him for serving as u.s. ambassador to china under barack obama. >> he criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china. yes, under a democrat. like my two sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the president is. >> reporter: advantage huntsman. better late than ever. his best debate performance yet. rick perry, who was way down in the polls here, was trying to use those two debates to revive his campaign. in our debate, he came out for sending u.s. troops back to iraq. i can tell you, david, that is a position i have heard none of the other candidates say. >> jon karl, thank you tonight. the entire political team on the ground here in new hampshire. and tuesday night, diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos will be at election headquarters in new york with the primary results as they come in. >>> of course, watching those debates, president obama's team this weekend, as the president gears up for his re-election race and starts fine-
debate, he hit back hard at romney, who criticized him for serving as u.s. ambassador to china under barack obama. >> he criticized me while he was out raising money for serving my country in china. yes, under a democrat. like my two sons are doing in the united states navy. they're not asking what political affiliation the president is. >> reporter: advantage huntsman. better late than ever. his best debate performance yet. rick perry, who was way down in the polls here, was trying...
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>> governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> reporter: a new "washington post"/abc news poll shows the president enjoys advantages going into this debate. 66% say his policies have favored the middle class, while 57% think romney's, instead, would favor the wealthy. but the campaign sees some liabilities, as well. the president can get peevish when challenged. >> you're likable enough, hillary. >> reporter: his debate prep team is also studying presidential debates of the last 20 or so years, focusing on unforced stylistic errors, such as al gore's exasperated sighs. the president is also quite verbose. when i asked him a two-part question in august, his answer was -- >> on afghanistan. >> reporter: longer than 5 1/2 minutes. he's working to make answers crisper and more concise. obama aides say they see as one of romney's key weaknesses, his reluctance to go into detail about his policies. for instance, he has not indicated what tax loopholes he would close to pay for his tax cuts. they hope he will be pressed
>> governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. >> reporter: a new "washington post"/abc news poll shows the president enjoys advantages going into this debate. 66% say his policies have favored the middle class, while 57% think romney's, instead, would favor the wealthy. but the campaign sees some liabilities, as well. the president can get peevish when challenged. >> you're likable enough, hillary. >> reporter: his debate prep team is also studying...
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. >> reporter: last week mitt romney dominated in his first debate against president obama. in an exclusive interview with abc news' diane sawyer, the president admitted he had a bad night. >> your supporters have been saying, this wasn't a bad night. you didn't show up. >> as i said, there's no doubt that i can make a better case, which is why i'm so looking forward to tuesday. >> is it possible you handed him the election that night? >> no. >> reporter: but polls among likely voters show romney did get a boost after the debate. and he's taking advantage of it. >> we can't afford another series of budget deficits of roughly $1 trillion a year. recognize, this is not just bad for the economy. it's bad for jobs. >> reporter: brandi hitt, abc news, danville, kentucky. >>> abc news is proud to play a special role in tonight's debate. abc's chief foreign affairs correspondent, martha raddatz, will serve as moderator. she checked out the stage in danville yesterday. we wish her good luck. >>> the main event tonight, beginning at 9:00 p.m. eastern. join diane sawyer and george ste
. >> reporter: last week mitt romney dominated in his first debate against president obama. in an exclusive interview with abc news' diane sawyer, the president admitted he had a bad night. >> your supporters have been saying, this wasn't a bad night. you didn't show up. >> as i said, there's no doubt that i can make a better case, which is why i'm so looking forward to tuesday. >> is it possible you handed him the election that night? >> no. >> reporter: but...
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, romney benefited the most from debate season. his campaign once seemed doomed. now, either candidate could win. the republican clearly had a different strategy for the night, trying to pass a threshold to be seen as an acceptable alternative. he walked away from some of his previous more bellicose rhetoric. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda but we can't skill our way out of this mess. >> reporter: romney search agreed with the president but the president seemingly frustrated. >> i'm pleased that you are now endorsing our police. governor romney, i'm glad that you agree. >> reporter: the most buzzy exchange came when the president responded with sarcasm to romney's charge that the navy fleet is too small. >> you mentioned the navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships that we did in 1916. well, governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed. and so the question is not a game of battleship where we're counting ships. >>
, romney benefited the most from debate season. his campaign once seemed doomed. now, either candidate could win. the republican clearly had a different strategy for the night, trying to pass a threshold to be seen as an acceptable alternative. he walked away from some of his previous more bellicose rhetoric. >> i congratulate him on taking out osama bin laden and going after the leadership in al qaeda but we can't skill our way out of this mess. >> reporter: romney search agreed...
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that's where president obama and mitt romney face off in the second of their three debates. >> and one question a lot of folks are asking, will the president bounce back from his lackluster showing in denver earlier this month? the debate comes exactly three weeks before election day. and abc's t.j. winick is here with a preview. >> reporter: tonight's debate will be a town hall, which means audience members will be asking the questions, preselected by the moderator. the format presents inherent challenges for both president obama and mitt romney. >> both candidates have to tread lightly because if they are going on the offense too aggressively with each other, that can spill over to the audience and make them look too combative. >> reporter: the president was widely chris sized after his first debate. his campaign says he has made adjustments. >> i think he's going to be aggressive in making his case for where we should go as a country. >> reporter: mitt romney's debate prep partner, senator rob portman, is optimistic. >> how did it go, senator? >> great. >> it's a different experienc
that's where president obama and mitt romney face off in the second of their three debates. >> and one question a lot of folks are asking, will the president bounce back from his lackluster showing in denver earlier this month? the debate comes exactly three weeks before election day. and abc's t.j. winick is here with a preview. >> reporter: tonight's debate will be a town hall, which means audience members will be asking the questions, preselected by the moderator. the format...
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to the 20 debates romney had in the primaries. and as we've seen before, debates can hinge on one moment. >> how has the national debt personally affected each of your lives and if it hasn't, how can you honestly find a cure for the economic problems of the common people if you have no experience in what's ailing them? >> well, i think the national debt affects everybody. obviously, it has a lot to do with interest rates. >> she's saying you personally. >> you. on a personal basis, how has it affected you? >> has it affected you personally? >> well, i'm sure it has. i love my grandchildren -- >> how? >> i want to think that they're going to be able to afford an education. if the question -- maybe i'll get it wrong. >> reporter: then candidate bill clinton walking toward her. >> you know people who lost their jobs, lost their homes? >> well, yeah, uh-huh. >> well, i've been governor of a small state for 12 years. i'll tell you how it's affected me. in my state, when people lose their jobs, there's a good chance i'll know them by th
to the 20 debates romney had in the primaries. and as we've seen before, debates can hinge on one moment. >> how has the national debt personally affected each of your lives and if it hasn't, how can you honestly find a cure for the economic problems of the common people if you have no experience in what's ailing them? >> well, i think the national debt affects everybody. obviously, it has a lot to do with interest rates. >> she's saying you personally. >> you. on a...
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and for mitt romney, that new debate coach and a new strategy. after months of trying to focus on president obama, it is now clearly newt gingrich first. romney taking aim. >> he's gone from pillar to post almost like a pinball machine, from item to item in a way which is highly erratic. >> reporter: meeting with homeowners about the housing crisis -- >> i'm struggling to make ends meet. >> reporter: -- romney tried to turn the tables on gingrich. after so much pressure on romney to release his tax returns -- romney challenged gingrich to show the work he did at troubled mortgage giant freddie mac. again saying pay the money back. >> while florida families lost everything in the housing crisis, newt gingrich cashed in. >> reporter: but gingrich, fresh off that stunning south carolina win, instead went to a rally this afternoon while romney was in debate prep. gingrich now questioning the one characteristic romney once seemed to have a lock on. electability -- the best shot at beating president obama. gingrich saying this about romney's escalating
and for mitt romney, that new debate coach and a new strategy. after months of trying to focus on president obama, it is now clearly newt gingrich first. romney taking aim. >> he's gone from pillar to post almost like a pinball machine, from item to item in a way which is highly erratic. >> reporter: meeting with homeowners about the housing crisis -- >> i'm struggling to make ends meet. >> reporter: -- romney tried to turn the tables on gingrich. after so much pressure...
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i'm a very tough a. >> reporter: why did you give romney an a? >> debates are about expectations. and i think on style, romney didn't get tripped up in any of his awkward moments that he's become pretty well known for on the campaign trail, so, in my mind, he was testellar. he connected. and i thought he communicated a very clear and strategic and thematic case. and i think that leads into substance. >> reporter: style, you gave him a c? >> he looked good, but overall i thought that he was just a little bit too aggressive, a little bit too attack, attack, attack. >> reporter: he's got the mt. ru rushmore look. you gave him a b? >> he came in with a plan and he came -- he came in to win. he came here tonight to win. a boxer walking into a ring, knowing he's behind and he needs to win and he fought that fought. so, stylistically, he put the president on the defensive a number of times. a b. i'm a hard a, but a b is very good. >> reporter: all right, so, the president comes out there, he's the president, got the trappings of the office around him. on style, how do you grade him? >> a
i'm a very tough a. >> reporter: why did you give romney an a? >> debates are about expectations. and i think on style, romney didn't get tripped up in any of his awkward moments that he's become pretty well known for on the campaign trail, so, in my mind, he was testellar. he connected. and i thought he communicated a very clear and strategic and thematic case. and i think that leads into substance. >> reporter: style, you gave him a c? >> he looked good, but overall i...
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the stage is set for the first debate between mitt romney and president obama. next, the lines both candidates will be using. >>> penalty you will be paying when flying one airline. you won't believe how much money your carry-ons could cost you. >>> holiday hiring already in full swing at within majo you disgust me. prove it. enough is enough. d-con baits are specially formulated to kill in one feeding. guaranteed. d-con. get out. um, hello. these ugly stains are ruining my good looks and style. and good luck using that cleaner. excuse me, miss ? he's right. those are tough hard water stains, and that cleaner's not gonna cut it. truth is, 85% of us have hard water and many don't even know it. you need lime-a-way. lime-a-way is specially formulated to conquer hard water stains. it's 4 times more effective at removing lime scale than the leading bathroom cleaner. see the lime-a-way difference or your money back. >>> welcome to tuesday morning. tuesday afternoon mid to upper 70s coast a few 80s, 80s and 90s bay, 90s to 100 inland. let's see what is going to happen
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that's why the debates could be the pivotal turning point the romney campaign is hoping for. governor christie predicted romney could close the gap with president obama after a strong showing. >> i have confidence when we get to thursday morning you are going to be saying it is a new race. >> reporter: president obama is holding debate prep in nevada, working on keeping his answers short and concise. >> the president has to be president. he killed osama bin laden i think he can stand up to mitt romney. >> reporter: mitt romney keeps hammering the president's foreign policy calling for a new strategy in the mideast saying the obama administration has been at the mercy of events, rather than shaping them. >> juke see the first debate right -- you can see the first debate right here. beginning at 6 p.m. this wednesday. >>> october 1st, u.s. supreme court convenes new session court-watchers call it the most important docket in a decade. at 7:00, the first thing the court will do is release a list of appeals it will not consider. legal experts say california's ban on same-sex is n
that's why the debates could be the pivotal turning point the romney campaign is hoping for. governor christie predicted romney could close the gap with president obama after a strong showing. >> i have confidence when we get to thursday morning you are going to be saying it is a new race. >> reporter: president obama is holding debate prep in nevada, working on keeping his answers short and concise. >> the president has to be president. he killed osama bin laden i think he...
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garner many of those votes if he is to win. >> romney scores a upon before the debate begins. t.j. winick, thank you. the debate tonight at 6:00, we will be kaerpg it live. >>> 5:08. time for the forecast. you mentioned fog mostly to the south. what about the rest of the bay area? >> right, let's check in with lisa argen in for mike this morning. >>> things are getting better, the fog is limited to a few patches, visibility is fine, you can see from live doppler 7 hd to the north there is rain and a few patches of fog from the east and south really not too dense and in fact, we are looking at numbers coming up with this morning mild readings in the 60s. 63 concord good morning san jose 56 for you, 66 in san rafael, 61 downtown across the bay oakland 63° all over we are looking at a warmer start to the day 10° warmer in santa rosa, 6° warmer at our coast, 8° warmer in livermore valley. that is going to translate into a quicker warm-up today, a few 50s, mainly 60s this afternoon upper 60s coast side to the mid 80s inland we'll keep warmer numbers through the 6, 7:00 hour the
garner many of those votes if he is to win. >> romney scores a upon before the debate begins. t.j. winick, thank you. the debate tonight at 6:00, we will be kaerpg it live. >>> 5:08. time for the forecast. you mentioned fog mostly to the south. what about the rest of the bay area? >> right, let's check in with lisa argen in for mike this morning. >>> things are getting better, the fog is limited to a few patches, visibility is fine, you can see from live doppler 7...
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several of the romney boys will be in this debate hall. and one more thing i wanted to show you, diane. we took this image today, tweeted it out. look at this. the debate prep you don't see. "wet paint" was the sign up on the debate stage in the last 24 hours. we checked it out for you before we came on tonight. the sign is down, everything is ready to go. >> painters frantically painting. thank you so much, david. as you know well from covering the campaign, these two men are by definition built to withstand pressure. each known as a formidable debater. but tonight, it will be pressure like no other. they have to bring their a-games. and abc's jake tapper now tells us about each candidate's biggest move. jake? >> reporter: good evening, diane. that's right. these are two very experienced debaters, with more than 50 presidential primary and general election debates between them. though they have their weaknesses, they both have considerable strengths. as president obama touched down in denver this afternoon, he brought the experience of 22
several of the romney boys will be in this debate hall. and one more thing i wanted to show you, diane. we took this image today, tweeted it out. look at this. the debate prep you don't see. "wet paint" was the sign up on the debate stage in the last 24 hours. we checked it out for you before we came on tonight. the sign is down, everything is ready to go. >> painters frantically painting. thank you so much, david. as you know well from covering the campaign, these two men are...
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didn't want to be there. >> reporter: most agree romney led the debate. and after lagging in many polls, this first match-up could give him the boost he needed. >> knowing he's behind and he needs to win. and he came in and fought that fight stylistically. i think he put the president on defense a number of times. >> reporter: now, the candidates aren't wasting any time. they're getting back on the campaign trail today. and the big next week when the vice presidential candidates go one-on-one in kentucky. live in denver, brandi hitt. back to you. >> big issues and controversies in the headlines last few weeks, never mentioned last night. >> reporter: definitely. that's what's interesting, rob and paula. you talk to the analysts. and a lot of people were waiting for president obama to bring up mitt romney's past at bain capital. and that 47% comment he made over the last couple of weeks. abc news spoke to the romney campaign and they were also surprised. they had pressed mitt romney to answer these questions. and they don't know why the president didn't br
didn't want to be there. >> reporter: most agree romney led the debate. and after lagging in many polls, this first match-up could give him the boost he needed. >> knowing he's behind and he needs to win. and he came in and fought that fight stylistically. i think he put the president on defense a number of times. >> reporter: now, the candidates aren't wasting any time. they're getting back on the campaign trail today. and the big next week when the vice presidential...
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debate i didn't see mitt romney make any distinction with the president of the united states. i thought his strategy was me too. for whatever the president just said, me too but i'll do slightly something different but i won't say what it is. he said exactly what the president said. >> okay, let's give the president a grade on accuracy. >> i'm going with a "b" minus. that's back to the status of forces agreement and just the same thing. it's just the nuance. i find myself on those foreign policy things and no one else in america is doing this but me. >> because you know it so well. >> it's those tiny things. >> your grade. >> a "b." for the same exact reason. there was no real debate on foreign policy. >> no solutions, nothing like that. who needs solutions, right? >> not that you thought it would change next year. >> did you didn't watch it, you didn't miss anything. who is the winner in your judgment? >> i'm not going to say there's a fair winner but i would say overall obama probably scored more points because he goes into this as commander in chief so he walks out there do
debate i didn't see mitt romney make any distinction with the president of the united states. i thought his strategy was me too. for whatever the president just said, me too but i'll do slightly something different but i won't say what it is. he said exactly what the president said. >> okay, let's give the president a grade on accuracy. >> i'm going with a "b" minus. that's back to the status of forces agreement and just the same thing. it's just the nuance. i find myself...
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tad romney made the comment following the second debate. jake tapper reports, tagg romney personally offered the apology following the third debate. video appears to be show tag g romney and mr. obama talking. sources say the president quickly accepted the apology. >>> time to check on the weather forecast. >> we got blue canyon pictures. we still have storm trying to move out of here. mike what are you finding? >>> the rain still heaviest on the peninsula heading into the south bay still having winter weather advisories in the northern sections or i should say higher elevation, high country as we look at blue canyon, placer county two feet of snow well, i hate to call it powder it is thicker, heavier, but definitely a sight for sore eyes if you love the snow in the -- snow in the sierra. 6:18 scattered showers across the north bay, east bay valleys, heaviest of the rain now on the san mateo bridge, stretching from hayward near -- heading across 92 towards san mateo and burlingame a little south dumbarton bridge getting good rain that yello
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tuesday's debate between mitt romney and the president more crucial, and the president's team acknowledging tonight there will be changes in his debate strategy. david kerley at the white house tonight. >> hello, everybody, hello. i brought some food. >> reporter: president obama took a break today to visit a campaign office, now into his second day of intense debate preparation. >> how is it going, sir? >> it is going great. >> reporter: the president is holed up at this williamsburg, virginia, resort walking and enjoying the scenery, we are told, between sessions far from the campaign trail, preparing for his rematch with romney. >> i don't think in recorder -- in the history of presidential debates has there been such a momentum shift off of the first presidential debate, and so the president has to turn the momentum back in his direction. >> reporter: the obama team was quite open today about how damaging the first debate was to their campaign and that their candidate must adapt. >> i think he's going to make some adjustments on tuesday. >> he's got to be more energetic. >> i think he's
tuesday's debate between mitt romney and the president more crucial, and the president's team acknowledging tonight there will be changes in his debate strategy. david kerley at the white house tonight. >> hello, everybody, hello. i brought some food. >> reporter: president obama took a break today to visit a campaign office, now into his second day of intense debate preparation. >> how is it going, sir? >> it is going great. >> reporter: the president is holed up...
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the first major poll taken since he debated mitt romney. the president's debate performance was widely criticized even by his supporters. some said they came out to support him in san francisco because of his debate performance. >> the debate, i thought if romney got elected and i hadn't done everything i could to help, i would never forgive . that's why i'm here today. -- >> reporter: the president is in town to raise money this is his sixth visit here this year. he told supporters he intends to win this election. his next stop is ohio, a swing state. he will be leaving this morning, this is between -- on howard between fourth and fifth he will be leaving after commute rush hour, after 9:00. you want to keep that in mind if you are going to be in this area. when his motorcade is on the move they shutdown several downtown blocks. amy hollyfield, abc7 news. >>> when that does happen sue hall will be keeping us posted. the president's visit draws protest -- protesters, a small group turned out last night. they called on the obama administrati
the first major poll taken since he debated mitt romney. the president's debate performance was widely criticized even by his supporters. some said they came out to support him in san francisco because of his debate performance. >> the debate, i thought if romney got elected and i hadn't done everything i could to help, i would never forgive . that's why i'm here today. -- >> reporter: the president is in town to raise money this is his sixth visit here this year. he told supporters...
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romney because of his performance in the previous two debates. diane? >> all right, jake, you'll be there watching tonight. and now we'll go straight now to david muir, who will be there as well covering the romney campaign. david, what about the preparation for tonight? >> reporter: hey, diane, great to see you. i headed over to the debate hall a short time ago with a key romney adviser who's been sitting in all this debate prep, and he told me, the biggest test of the night for governor romney is meeting the commander in chief threshold and try to do it in front of millions of americans watching. and on the stage, look over my shoulder. a lot different than last week's debate sitting at that table which, by the way, is the same table the vice presidential candidates, the same desk they sat at just a couple of weeks back. in fact, take a look at this picture that was tweeted out today by mitt romney's body man, as they call him, who travels with him everywhere. governor romney getting a chance to try out one of the chairs saying "the stage stage is set
romney because of his performance in the previous two debates. diane? >> all right, jake, you'll be there watching tonight. and now we'll go straight now to david muir, who will be there as well covering the romney campaign. david, what about the preparation for tonight? >> reporter: hey, diane, great to see you. i headed over to the debate hall a short time ago with a key romney adviser who's been sitting in all this debate prep, and he told me, the biggest test of the night for...
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all right. >> reporter: governor romney studying president obama's past debates, which offers romney an opportunity to exceed expectations. republican chris christie predicting just that. >> shaking your head saying it is a brand new race. >> reporter: and running mate paul ryan hanging success on the debates. >> the debate phase in this campaign. we will make this case in our debates. >> reporter: that debate will be held here in denver. in the meantime, mitt romney held a rally here behind me. most of his t-unken. preparing for the most important night of his polil cpdaac ner. >>> and president obama is spending his last full day of debate prep at a resort outside st to deliver pza at abc political analyst matt dowd says mr. obama's advisers are focused on helping the president trim his often lengthy answers. to o bes often lengthy answers. answer questions, short, concisely, and to the point, and so it's much more like his mannerisms and his style and the way he comes across as 'posed to information in this. >> so style, not substance, i guess? i don't know. >> sounds like it. >>
all right. >> reporter: governor romney studying president obama's past debates, which offers romney an opportunity to exceed expectations. republican chris christie predicting just that. >> shaking your head saying it is a brand new race. >> reporter: and running mate paul ryan hanging success on the debates. >> the debate phase in this campaign. we will make this case in our debates. >> reporter: that debate will be held here in denver. in the meantime, mitt...
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tonight here at the debate, three big question, first can mitt romney who had a commanding lead here and now south carolina, can he be stopped? can rick santorum who nearly tied romney in iowa this week keep his momentum going? and many asking, who on that stage tonight can beat president obama. the road to the republican presidential nomination runs straight through new hampshire and i want to turn to abc's jake tapper on the trail tonight in manchester. jake. >> reporter: good evening, david. as you say, romney leads in the polls in new hampshire, all of his rivals need a strong, respectable showing here on tuesday. so they are sharpening their attacks. the former governor of neighboring massachusetts who has a $10 million summer home on a lake in new hampshire, today campaigned like the cautious front-runner that he is. >> don't get too confident with poll numbers. i've watched polls come and go, things change quickly. >> reporter: some of his rivals seem astounded that he and his moderate record are cruising to victory. if they have anything to say, they will stop the romney trai
tonight here at the debate, three big question, first can mitt romney who had a commanding lead here and now south carolina, can he be stopped? can rick santorum who nearly tied romney in iowa this week keep his momentum going? and many asking, who on that stage tonight can beat president obama. the road to the republican presidential nomination runs straight through new hampshire and i want to turn to abc's jake tapper on the trail tonight in manchester. jake. >> reporter: good evening,...
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governor romney is a good debater. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. >> i have absolute confidence when we get to thursday morning, george, all of you will be shaking your head saying it's a brand-new race with 33 days to go. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried, they're just being crushed. i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle-income families. >> now, five weeks before the election, he is saying that his big bold idea is never mind. >> this time he seemed just a little bit detached. didn't want to be there. >> knowing he is behind. he need to win. came in and fought the fight stylistically. i think he put the president on the defensive a number of times. >> the seats flipped backward, and so people were essentially on the laps of the passengers behind them with their legs up in the air. >> i have never seen anything like that in all my years, 30 years of covering the airline industry. >> you say you are optimistic that you and maria will on
governor romney is a good debater. >> president obama is a very gifted speaker. the man has been on the national stage for many years. >> i have absolute confidence when we get to thursday morning, george, all of you will be shaking your head saying it's a brand-new race with 33 days to go. >> under the president's policies, middle-income americans have been buried, they're just being crushed. i will not under any circumstances raise taxes on middle-income families. >>...
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most say it was romney who won this debate. >> moments like these can wipe the slate clean watch has gone on the last month. >> reporter: as both hit the campaign trail this afternoon. >> two more debates look up and give it to mitt romney. also -- >> reporter: this debate is making political history on twit we are the creation of new hash tag fired big bird. brandi hitt, abc7 news. >>> coming to president obama's defense al gore who is suggesting obama's lackluster performance might be blamed on altitude sickness. the next debate is a week from today in kentucky when biden and ryan face off. . >>> back in vallejo police have arrested a retire mad reason for allegedly shooting and killing two of his neighbors. that happened in the flown cove neighborhood 6:00 last night. police found two men 50 and 58 dead at the scene. a 65-year-old man surrendered after a 45 minute standoff. police say all three knew each other. investigators state suspect owned several guns. >>> san jose police looking for killers on the loose after two shootings in different parts of town taking place within hour
most say it was romney who won this debate. >> moments like these can wipe the slate clean watch has gone on the last month. >> reporter: as both hit the campaign trail this afternoon. >> two more debates look up and give it to mitt romney. also -- >> reporter: this debate is making political history on twit we are the creation of new hash tag fired big bird. brandi hitt, abc7 news. >>> coming to president obama's defense al gore who is suggesting obama's...
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along with vice president biden's son, beau, and governor mitt romney's debate sparring partner, senator rob portman, "this week" this sunday. >>> overseas now, and the latest on the heroic young girl, shot by the taliban because she made a public appeal for girls to get to go to school. today, across pakistan, it was a day of prayer for 14-year-old malala yousufzai. she is in satisfactory condition tonight, they say, and we have learned that several suspects are under arrest. they have not been identified yet, but the taliban was unrepentant, issuing a statement, saying, they had warned her not to speak out about going to school, the way western girls do. malala has been air lifted to a leading military hospital in pakistan for her own protection. >>> and now, back here at home, there is some wicked weather brewing as we head into the weekend. out west, the crushing triple digit heat has been replaced by hail. and there are random water spouts popping up on the horizon. as abc's meteorologist ginger zee tells us, tonight, the storms are marching east. >> reporter: thunderstorms and ligh
along with vice president biden's son, beau, and governor mitt romney's debate sparring partner, senator rob portman, "this week" this sunday. >>> overseas now, and the latest on the heroic young girl, shot by the taliban because she made a public appeal for girls to get to go to school. today, across pakistan, it was a day of prayer for 14-year-old malala yousufzai. she is in satisfactory condition tonight, they say, and we have learned that several suspects are under...
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. >> reporter: ohio senator rob portman has been romney's debate prep partner. he says the republican is ready for battle. >> president obama's going to come out swinging. i think he's going to have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: the town hall format could prevent challenges. neither candidate has held many events like this. >> both candidates have to tread lightly because if they're going on the offense too aggressively with each other, that can spill over to the audience and make them look too combative. >> reporter: for the president that means getting aggressive could be a tricky balancing act. romney need to reach out to the audience and voters watching at home. >> conventional wisdom is that governor romney isn't as good at connecting with the voters as the president might be. we'll see how he handles the dimension in the debates. >> reporter: karen travers, abc news, washington. >> wow. so the president has to make up for lost ground from the debate. meanwhile polls nationally and in swing states are tightening up. there's a lot on th
. >> reporter: ohio senator rob portman has been romney's debate prep partner. he says the republican is ready for battle. >> president obama's going to come out swinging. i think he's going to have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: the town hall format could prevent challenges. neither candidate has held many events like this. >> both candidates have to tread lightly because if they're going on the offense too aggressively with each other, that can...
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just three days until that crucial first debate between president obama and governor romney. the first chance for voters to see the candidates side by side in what many say is a make-or-break opportunity for governor romney to try to narrow that gap in the polls. tonight both sides in debate prep, both sides trying to lower expectations, but there was a notable exception that one of romney's top supporters predicted on abc's "this week." it's "your voice, your vote," and abc's david kerley starts us off tonight in washington. >> reporter: mitt romney went to church, but this sunday wasn't a day just for prayers. it's preparation. cramming by the candidates for their big debate, and republican chris christie made a bold prediction on abc's "this week." >> every time mitt romney has been confronted in this campaign with one of these moments, he has come through in the debate and performed extraordinarily well, so i have absolute confidence that when we get to thursday morning, george, all of you are going to be shaking your head saying it's a brand-new race. >> reporter: christ
just three days until that crucial first debate between president obama and governor romney. the first chance for voters to see the candidates side by side in what many say is a make-or-break opportunity for governor romney to try to narrow that gap in the polls. tonight both sides in debate prep, both sides trying to lower expectations, but there was a notable exception that one of romney's top supporters predicted on abc's "this week." it's "your voice, your vote," and...
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he's seen since the debate, our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine that governor romney would get overconfident, but he needs to keep doing much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off at hofstra set for tuesday night. and the campaigns continue to raise cash. the obama campaign has just announced that it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record, dan and bianna. >> david kerley, thank you. >>> and for much more on tuesday's debate, let's bring in jake tapper for more. abc's chief white house correspondent. he's in washington filling in for george stephanopoulos on "this week." >> dan, i'm actually senior white house correspondent. not chief. >> never get the title wrong. >> i appreciate the promotion. >> okay. if it was up to me, you would be you know if it was up to me, you would be president itself. let me ask you about last night on "saturday night live" they were openly mocking joe biden's toothy performance in the debate a couple of days ago showing him laughing at inappropriate moments, et cetera, et cete
he's seen since the debate, our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine that governor romney would get overconfident, but he needs to keep doing much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off at hofstra set for tuesday night. and the campaigns continue to raise cash. the obama campaign has just announced that it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record, dan and bianna. >> david kerley, thank you. >>>...
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mitt romney on substance? >> b. >> c. >> c. >> two cs. >> si, senor. >> you gave him "c" on substance, why? >> i don't think he had the answers on a certain amount of things like he did last time. even the ways he talked last time which he did very well last well he didn't turn to those points until the last half hour of this debate. and i thought on the most important substantive questions, barack obama had the most vulnerability on, which was libya, he failed on that question. >> i agree. he failed on libya. but he stumbled to explain his own policies. even on his so-called tax plan. once again, he could not make a real clear argument about the math. and whether or not it adds up, i gave him a c, i don't believe that mitt romney gave us any answers tonight to some of the things he hopes to accomplish if he is elected. >> you disagree? >> i gave him a b. he got in some good messages and good points and romney campaign will point to his answers on energy and energy production and how he plans to increase that
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obama and romney broke their own 21-page debate agreement. it called for each of them to stay in their own pre-designated areas. so much for that. instead, they seemed to imitate gladiators, stalking, finger pointing, moving aggressively towards each other. as politico's mike allen put it, the secret service must have been on edge. >> they must have been, jon. so, you were telling me there was somebody else in the room that won, a surprising winner? >> reporter: yes, diane. the clear winner of last night's debate was jeremy epstein. as you recall, jeremy was that 20-year-old college student who asked the very first question about getting a job after he graduates. well, since then, "get jeremy a job" has been trending on twitter. a sign that his job prospects are up. and after the debate, he talked to both candidates, even got a promise out of mitt romney for a job after he gets out of college. but diane, i don't know if that will happen. jeremy told us he is no longer an undecided voter. if the election were today, he said he would vote for o
obama and romney broke their own 21-page debate agreement. it called for each of them to stay in their own pre-designated areas. so much for that. instead, they seemed to imitate gladiators, stalking, finger pointing, moving aggressively towards each other. as politico's mike allen put it, the secret service must have been on edge. >> they must have been, jon. so, you were telling me there was somebody else in the room that won, a surprising winner? >> reporter: yes, diane. the...
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both candidates attacked one another for statements made in the debate. >> governor romney look you right in the eye, look me in the eye, try to pretend that he never said let detroit go bankrupt. >> he is reduced to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kind and misfired attacks on one another. the truth is attacks on me are not an agenda. >> after the debate mitt romney's son, tag, took the opportunity to apologize to the president. tag told a radio station last week he wanted to jump out of his seat and take a swing at the president during an earlier debate. a romney spokesperson says tag was just joking. here is the latest poll from the abc news and the washington post. the candidates are separated by .07 of a percent. that's 91,000 people out of an estimated 140 million voters. >>> new at 11 obarnes and nobel say pin pads including in california have been hacked. the bookstore chain is urging people to take a close look at their bank statement. according to barnes and nobel they tampered with the key pads that the customers used to swipe the credit cards and
both candidates attacked one another for statements made in the debate. >> governor romney look you right in the eye, look me in the eye, try to pretend that he never said let detroit go bankrupt. >> he is reduced to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kind and misfired attacks on one another. the truth is attacks on me are not an agenda. >> after the debate mitt romney's son, tag, took the opportunity to apologize to the president. tag...
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with a successful debate performance under his belt, mitt romney is distancing himself from his own words about the 47%. >> in the past, he stood by the comments. but overnight, there was a major change. abc's tahman bradley joins us from washington, with more. tahman? >> reporter: good morning, rob and reena. mitt romney is showing a lot of confidence on the stump. and we'll see if his strong debate performance gives him a boost in the polls. but for now, romney is trying to put to rest a controversy that's dogged him for weeks. with his campaign reenergized after a strong showing in wednesday's debate, mitt romney took on the controversy, surrounding his comments that 47% of americans are dependent on government. shortly after a tape of his comments were released, romney said his remarking were not eloquently stated. but in an interview on fox news, he offered a new explanation. >> it's completely wrong. and i absolutely believe, however, that my life has shown that i care about 100%. >> reporter: president obama, meanwhile, is trying to rebound from what many believe was a lackluster d
with a successful debate performance under his belt, mitt romney is distancing himself from his own words about the 47%. >> in the past, he stood by the comments. but overnight, there was a major change. abc's tahman bradley joins us from washington, with more. tahman? >> reporter: good morning, rob and reena. mitt romney is showing a lot of confidence on the stump. and we'll see if his strong debate performance gives him a boost in the polls. but for now, romney is trying to put to...
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romney had a swagger. he's riding a wave of momentum after last week's debate. latest poll taken after the denver show count has the race tied at 47 among registered voters. president obama had a five point advantage in the three days leading in the debate. the same poll found voters overwhelmingly said romney won't debate, the biggest debate win ever recorded by gallup. bigger than clinton's 42 point margin over bush.4!zf[ç in los angeles last night musicians lent their support. mr. obama thanked the performers and threw in a not so subtle reference to his debate performance. >> the president: they perform flawlessly, night after night. i can't always say the same. >> reporter: with the polls tightening the pressure is on vice president biden who squares off against ryan thursday night. karen travers, abc news, washington. >>> senator feinstein has called for a federal investigation into record gas prices we are pail. today's report shows san francisco averages $4.74 for regular oakland and san jose $4.68. those prices are 50 cents a gallon higher than a week
romney had a swagger. he's riding a wave of momentum after last week's debate. latest poll taken after the denver show count has the race tied at 47 among registered voters. president obama had a five point advantage in the three days leading in the debate. the same poll found voters overwhelmingly said romney won't debate, the biggest debate win ever recorded by gallup. bigger than clinton's 42 point margin over bush.4!zf[ç in los angeles last night musicians lent their support. mr. obama...
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a high profile republican who was the kind of wizard of oz behind mitt romney's debates, making headlines of his own tonight, now saying gays should be allowed to marry. that senator is rob portman. and the reason behind the change? his son, right there behind him in the blue checkered shirt. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl tonight. >> reporter: he's an all-american father fully devoted to his kids. when his middle child, son will, went to college, he revealed to his parents that he had a secret. >> my son came to jane, my wife, and i, and told us that he was gay and that it was not a choice and that, you know, he -- that's just part of who he is and he'd been that way ever since he could remember. >> reporter: what was your reaction when he told you? >> love, support, you know, 110%. >> reporter: surprised? >> surprise, yeah. >> reporter: it's a story many families can relate to. like when this airman videotaped his own call coming out to his father. >> dad, i'm gay. >> yikes. >> do you still love me? >> i still love you, son. >> reporter: the video went viral. more t
a high profile republican who was the kind of wizard of oz behind mitt romney's debates, making headlines of his own tonight, now saying gays should be allowed to marry. that senator is rob portman. and the reason behind the change? his son, right there behind him in the blue checkered shirt. abc's chief white house correspondent jonathan karl tonight. >> reporter: he's an all-american father fully devoted to his kids. when his middle child, son will, went to college, he revealed to his...
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the debate between the president and mitt romney we'll have all the analysis today. of course from our team on the ground and our political panel here in the studio, we are asking perhaps the biggest of the big questions. what does last night mean for both men going forward? instant polls suggesting mitt romney scored a big win we'll be breaking down those numbers. this is something that is now new to this age, technological age watching with the debate laptops, more than 10 million real-time responses on everything from medicare to the big yellow fellow on sesame street we'll break down the numbers and see the impact social media might have on they election moving . we are joined by jon stewart daily show host facing his own big showdown with bill o'reilly. they've dubbed it the rumble in the air conditioned auditorium. he joins us live in the studio this morning to discuss it. he's fantastic. also, i will stay, and i'm ending this on a note of total uplift, sam and i had a wonderful opportunity yesterday to spend the afternoon with our dear friend and colleague rob
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and mitt romney is doing debate practice this weekend. it is tuesday, the big time we see them in the second debate. >> indeed. a lot of democrats, especially, say those adjustments are key. >>> for more on this, we have john avlon, senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." let's talk about benghazi. is this a potent issue? and does the killing of bin laden not top the attack? >> this killing in benghazi was at the wrong time for the obama administration. it's been a month since the attack. we haven't brought those killers to justice. that's a real problem. but foreign policy has long been the president's strength in polls. in large part because of the killing of osama bin laden. the benghazi attack doesn't take that away. it doesn't take away winding down the wars that were so polarizing just four years ago. so, while it is a problem, i don't think it takes the issue off the table. and the third debate will be all about foreign policy. >> and the president said one of the problems the last debate, he was too nice. can we exp
and mitt romney is doing debate practice this weekend. it is tuesday, the big time we see them in the second debate. >> indeed. a lot of democrats, especially, say those adjustments are key. >>> for more on this, we have john avlon, senior columnist for "newsweek" and "the daily beast." let's talk about benghazi. is this a potent issue? and does the killing of bin laden not top the attack? >> this killing in benghazi was at the wrong time for the obama...
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mitt romney was aggressive. wonder if he went through 22 debates in the primary with republicans. it showed last night. it really did. >> sure did. very strange strategy so to speak from the president. >> if it was a strategy, yeah. join the conversation logging on to our facebook page wnnfans. m wnnfans.com. >>> and from pickles to meatballs, all week bringing you unusual food tour of new york city. >> that's right. this morning we found a place that has perfected donuts. look at this thing right here. >> not yet. not yet. >> stick around for our extreme eats coming up next. man. >> one of our favorite treats at >>> well, they are one of our favorite treats at 3:00 a.m. donuts. >> we send amanda van allen, donuts taken to a whole new level. amazing, amanda. >> ron, paula, you have never seen donuts like the ones i am about to show you. i visited donut planet, where i learned to make three types of gourmet donuts. i even used a blow torch for one of them. part of our extreme series, "extreme eats." we are her today at donut plant, here with executive chef, owner, mark. what keeps
mitt romney was aggressive. wonder if he went through 22 debates in the primary with republicans. it showed last night. it really did. >> sure did. very strange strategy so to speak from the president. >> if it was a strategy, yeah. join the conversation logging on to our facebook page wnnfans. m wnnfans.com. >>> and from pickles to meatballs, all week bringing you unusual food tour of new york city. >> that's right. this morning we found a place that has perfected...
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seen since the debate. our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine he would get overconfident. he needs to do much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off set for tuesday night. the owe what campaign just announced it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record. >> thank you, david. >>> let's bring in jake tapper for more. he's in washington filling in for george stephanopoulos on "this week." >> i'm senior white house correspondent. not chief. >> never get the title wrong. if it was up to me, you would be president united states. on "saturday night live" they were openly mocking joe biden's performance. i imagine that president obama is not going to take tack this aggressive. but do you think he'll go for the 47% comment? >> think so. they are very different guys, president obama and vice president biden. the styles are different. think you'll see president obama much more aggressive. he'll talk about the 47% comments. in radio interview o
seen since the debate. our debate coach says, keep it up. >> i can't imagine he would get overconfident. he needs to do much of the same he did in the first debate. >> reporter: the big face-off set for tuesday night. the owe what campaign just announced it has more than 4 million donors this cycle. that's a presidential record. >> thank you, david. >>> let's bring in jake tapper for more. he's in washington filling in for george stephanopoulos on "this...
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it's why mitt romney rose in the aftermath of the first debate. i thought the president came across that way. tll was a few instances i thought he came across a little aggressive. as you watch the debate. you can see he is clear, decisive, and make the decisions you need to make. on that regard i give him an a. >> he seems more confident in this area? >> he is the commander-in-chief right now. let's just leave it at that. it wasn't quite as hard for him to reach that level of an a or a minus. than it was for mitt romney. >> let's give them the bottom line here. who's the winner in your judgment? >> i'm not going to say there is a clear winner. overall obama scored more points. mitt romney probably was just showing up and saying, look, i'm on the same stage as he is. i don't want to make any waves. i don't want to talk about war. i don't want to scare anybody. >> barack obama, got the commander in chief passed in colors. i think he won. fairly clear. decisive and fairly clear. i don't think mitt romney hurt himself. i think barack obama may have he
it's why mitt romney rose in the aftermath of the first debate. i thought the president came across that way. tll was a few instances i thought he came across a little aggressive. as you watch the debate. you can see he is clear, decisive, and make the decisions you need to make. on that regard i give him an a. >> he seems more confident in this area? >> he is the commander-in-chief right now. let's just leave it at that. it wasn't quite as hard for him to reach that level of an a...
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mitt romney told voters yesterday, that the debates are about more than who comes out on top. they are the chance for a month-long conversation with the american people. >> managing expectations, as always. tahman bradley, live in washington for us. thanks, tahman. >>> and abc news coverage of the debate begins tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. keep right here on abc. >>> and there is word this morning of a series of secret meetings at the white house. focusing on the threat from al qaeda in north africa. "the washington post" says the meetings came before the 9/11 attacks on u.s. compounds in libya. during the discussions, the possibility of unilateral strikes against al qaeda targets in that region were reportedly considered for the very first time. >>> and there are plenty of questions to answer about the derailment of an amtrak passenger train in california's central valley. at least 20 people were injured when several cars came off the rails after colliding with a big rig truck. a second train versus truck crash happened about ten miles away, leaving the truck
mitt romney told voters yesterday, that the debates are about more than who comes out on top. they are the chance for a month-long conversation with the american people. >> managing expectations, as always. tahman bradley, live in washington for us. thanks, tahman. >>> and abc news coverage of the debate begins tomorrow night at 9:00 eastern, 6:00 pacific. keep right here on abc. >>> and there is word this morning of a series of secret meetings at the white house....
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romney is scrambling to stop gingrich's surge. first, he faces fallout from a er made at saturday'sia -- a wager made at day's yahoo debate. >> reporter: romney is -- scrambling to stop gingrich's surge. but first. >> i read your first book it said in there your mandate in massachusetts should be the model for the country. >> you have raised that before rick. and you are wrong. >> it was -- >> i'll tell you what, $10,000 bet? >> reporter: twitter exploded with outrage. $10,000 is more than two month's income for the average iowa family. gingrich stars the week leading in polls in several key early states in the debate he did not back off his comment that the palestinians are invented people. >> it is fundamentally time that somebody had the guts to stand up and say enough lying about the middle east. >> reporter: those comments have some republicans worried about the former house speaker winning the gop nomination. new polls show gingrich leading romney by double digits in south carolina and florida the next two contests after iow
romney is scrambling to stop gingrich's surge. first, he faces fallout from a er made at saturday'sia -- a wager made at day's yahoo debate. >> reporter: romney is -- scrambling to stop gingrich's surge. but first. >> i read your first book it said in there your mandate in massachusetts should be the model for the country. >> you have raised that before rick. and you are wrong. >> it was -- >> i'll tell you what, $10,000 bet? >> reporter: twitter exploded...
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both candidates attacked one another for statements made in the debate. >> governor romney look you right in the eye, look me in the eye, try to pretend that he never said let detroit go bankrupt. >> he is reduced to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kind and misfired attacks on one another. the truth is attacks on me are not an agenda. >> after the debate mitt romney's son, tag, took the opportunity to apologize to the president. tag told a radio station last week he wanted to jump out of his seat and take a swing at the president during an earlier debate. a romney spokesperson says tag was just joking. here is the latest poll from the abc news and the washington post. the candidates are separated by .07 of a percent. that's 91,000 people out of an estimated 140 million voters. >>> new at 11 obarnes and nobel say pin pads including in california have been hacked. the bookstore chain is urging people to take a close look at their bank statement. according to barnes and nobel they tampered with the key pads that the customers used to swipe the credit cards and
both candidates attacked one another for statements made in the debate. >> governor romney look you right in the eye, look me in the eye, try to pretend that he never said let detroit go bankrupt. >> he is reduced to defend characters on "sesame street" and word games of various kind and misfired attacks on one another. the truth is attacks on me are not an agenda. >> after the debate mitt romney's son, tag, took the opportunity to apologize to the president. tag...
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president obama and mitt romney are preparing for round two, tomorrow night's second presidential debate. with polls showing a tight race, both campaigns know the stakes are enormous. according to a new abc news/"washington post" poll out this morning, president obama leads mitt romney, 49% to 46% among likely voters. there is encouraging news for romney. 59% of his supporters are strongly enthusiastic about him. compared to 55% of the president's supporters. mr. obama spent the weekend in williamsburg, virginia, getting ready for tuesday's showdown. >> how is the debate prep going, sir? >> it is going great. >> reporter: democrats admit the president's lackluster performance in the first debate was damaging. they say the president will be more aggressive this time. >> i think he'll make some adjustments on tuesday. >> reporter: mitt romney has been holding debate sessions outside boston. republicans say they know they'll see a different president obama on tuesday. >> i think president obama will come out swinging. he'll have to compensate for a poor first debate. >> reporter: both campa
president obama and mitt romney are preparing for round two, tomorrow night's second presidential debate. with polls showing a tight race, both campaigns know the stakes are enormous. according to a new abc news/"washington post" poll out this morning, president obama leads mitt romney, 49% to 46% among likely voters. there is encouraging news for romney. 59% of his supporters are strongly enthusiastic about him. compared to 55% of the president's supporters. mr. obama spent the...
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that's the nature of a debate. >> romney was much more blunts. he talked about the medicare plan offered by congressman paul ryan. a pln that conservatives liked, but gingrich criticized. >> he called this right wing social engineering. i believe it is a very important step to protect medicare and to protect social security. >> with less than a month until the iowa caucuses, gingrich now has big leads in three of the four key early voting states. but the chairman of the iowa republican party said today on abc news' top line that with so many voters still undecided, it is anybody's ballgame. >> this debate could not be happening as they try to make their mind up. >> one iowa farmer is one of the undecided voters. >> it is between two people. >> gingrich may find it difficult to dodge the incoming fire at saturday night's debate. >> he is going to be on the receiving end that blows from romney, but bachman and perry. >> again, the debate will be moderated by diane sawyer and george stephanopoulos. you can watch it tomorrow night on abc7 at 6:00. th
that's the nature of a debate. >> romney was much more blunts. he talked about the medicare plan offered by congressman paul ryan. a pln that conservatives liked, but gingrich criticized. >> he called this right wing social engineering. i believe it is a very important step to protect medicare and to protect social security. >> with less than a month until the iowa caucuses, gingrich now has big leads in three of the four key early voting states. but the chairman of the iowa...